Inspirations and great finds that deal with work, technology, economies and/or society. More added all the time. Last updated 4/29/18.

Team Human is a weekly podcast and growing movement by author, academic, artist Douglas Rushkoff where he interviews guests from many fields working on behalf of humans over extractive capitalism and invasive technology. EVERY EPISODE IS GRATE. We've particular affinity to “Real People Doing Real Things” episodes like Ep. 79 with Suzanne Slomin, founder of Green Rabbit bakery in Vermont.

Upstream is a series of shows with interviews and commentary on new models for the 21st century economy. Notable is the Season 2 2-part documentary on Universal Basic Income.

Women at Work is a weekly podcast by Harvard Business Review. It mixes conversation between editors on personal experiences with subject matter expert interviews to explore ways to increase equality, inclusion and opportunity for women in the workplace. It's focus is consistent with HBR in being on professional class corporate settings and grappling with traditional, problematic measures of success. Notable are ep. 1 Make Yourself Heard and ep. 3 Lead with Authenticity.

Root Simple is podcast out of Los Angeles about back to basics living. The focus is food and gardening and the style is casual and conversational. Notable is Ep. 116 Being the Change with Peter Kalmus, a local atmospheric scientist and author who fundamentally gets the imminence of climate change talks with urgency about what we can do to not keep making things worse.

The Schumacher Lectures is not exactly a podcast but lectures available from the past few decades from Schumacher Center for New Economics. Some inspiring talks include Cold Evil: Technology and Modern Ethics by environmental attorney Andrew Kimbrell and Buddhist Technology: Bringing a New Consciousness to Our Technological Future by physicist Arthur Zajonc.

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The New Constructivist is an audio show and website resource on pursuing ethical or meaningful work and the craft of making new things in complicated, uncertain times. In covering big ideas and real-world tactics, we share new ways of looking at work, how we spend our time, and how we make and spend money.